Old things in the Red Chamber

Time flies, and it is the end of spring and early summer of the next year. For Lin Daiyu, it has been two years since her father passed away.For Jia Xuan and his wife, their daughter Jia Xuan is already one year old.

Jia Xun's second uncle was on errand in front of the imperial court, and the people in the imperial front had the advantage of being well-informed. On this day, I deliberately ran into Jia Xun on the road and told him something.

"Zhou Guiren's father wrote a booklet and joined Rongguo Mansion as a concubine."

Jia Xuan felt it was ridiculous, "The lives of the concubines in Rongguo Mansion are so miserable. What are you going to do to Ling Di."

"The father of nobleman Zhou in the palace was a butcher. Because of the general election a few years ago, there was only one nobleman in the family, and then many people went to curry favor with him. The family had money and spent money to buy a job. It's not the kind of person who has read books and has literary talents. The "di" he said does not refer to the "di" and "concubine", but the "dizhi" and "shuzhi". There is no official in Zhou Guiren's family. Logically speaking, their family's zhezi is basically It will not be delivered to the imperial court. But someone deliberately mixed this booklet into the booklet sent to the imperial court, just thinking about it, you can see how many people have intervened here."

"What does second uncle mean?"

"The ladies of Jia's family are too eye-catching in the palace. How many concubines want to make the Jia concubine that your family raised like the previous master of Pixiang Palace, with one corpse and two lives. Although they are now in the Rongguo Mansion. You and Lord Hou should also be careful, this time, when you say that the concubine is bullying the first, you are talking about the Rongguo Mansion using a side branch to suppress the first. Anyway, this mess of the Jia family is now being brought up."

Jia Xun thanked the second master of the Qi family, and hurried home to discuss with his father. Jia Gu also knew about this today, and when he saw his son coming in, he beckoned him to sit down.

"According to the news from the eunuch, the emperor still loves your cousin, and she is considered to be pregnant now. If she is a prince, she will be the ninth prince, but the eldest prince to the sixth prince are all gone, so the emperor is now Looking forward to my son."

Inside the palace, Baoqin and Jia Yuanchun also talked about it, "The emperor loves Concubine Jia, and the rest of the palace can't sit still."

"What does it have to do with me? It's just those few people who plot against her," Jia Yuanchun couldn't bear it any longer in front of his confidant, "Every time I ask her, she just looks like a ghost who doesn't dare to speak. Forget about pettiness, I have the same origin as her, and we should work together, what about her? Hmph, I wish I could stay eight feet away from me."

"It's not that you don't know the news from my wife. Although she is a cousin, the eldest master is confused and doesn't know how to raise children. The eldest wife can't stand on the stage, so she raises a good girl better than a girl... "It's hard to say what's going on, on the public, Jia Pin is now a nobleman in the palace, on private, Baoqin is a maid from the Rongguo Mansion, and Jia Yingchun is also her master.

Jia Yuanchun didn't say a word. The letter from the family said that the younger sisters were brought up by their mothers. Judging by Jia Bin's appearance, she was not close to him at all. The upbringing was probably just talking about it.

Sighing, "It doesn't matter if she doesn't get close to me, she is favored herself, so naturally she won't treat someone like me who has no favor."

Baoqin was also puzzled, how could the emperor have taken a fancy to such a boring gourd.

Speaking of this matter is really puzzling. There are so many beauties in the palace, all of whom are clever, sensible, and eloquent, but that concubine Jia is cautious all day long, neither can say auspicious words to please others, nor is she the kind Look with high eyebrows and low eyes.But why did the emperor like her so much?

As the night fell, Jia Yingchun waited for the emperor on the porch with her belly outstretched. When she saw the carriage approaching from a distance, Licorice helped her to kneel down quickly.

"Don't kneel if you have a body. If there is a mistake, I will still feel sorry for you." The emperor said without helping her, and strode into the Pixiang Temple.

Sitting on the couch, he signaled Jia Yingchun to sit down too, and asked her, "What did the imperial doctor say today?"

"Tell the fetus that everything is fine, and ask the concubine to walk around the yard frequently."

The two of them didn't talk any more, just sat for a quarter of an hour, and the emperor stood up and went back to Weiyang Palace.

Halfway there, the emperor said to Hong Tao, "Someone send a good ginseng to Concubine Jia."

Hong Tao went to pick the ginseng himself.

Hong Tao did the work himself, which was not the case before. Although there are quite a lot of favored concubines in the palace, Hong Tao knows that the emperor really cares about concubines this time. Why?Because Concubine Jia doesn’t have many things to talk about, think about it, the emperor listened to the whole day in the hall during the day, who is in the mood to accompany the ladies in the palace to watch the stars, watch the moon and chat about the wind, flowers, snow and moon, so tired that he wants to sleep , but the girls didn’t wink at them, and they took their own poems and asked the emperor to appreciate them, but the emperor didn’t show them on the surface, and they were unhappy in their hearts, and if they didn’t like it, they wouldn’t go next time.What makes people hate it even more is that some empresses saw the emperor's cleansing, took two bowls of porridge, and said that they cooked it by themselves. ?I can't stop the beauty from acting coquettishly, drink it, it still tastes like something made by the Imperial Dining Room, the emperor's thoughts are all in vain.I'm going to put on a good posture. I'm going to fool you by making a bowl of porridge from the imperial dining room with you. In front of me is my concubine. I can't talk about her. Next time someone plays this kind of trick, the emperor's heart will actually be bored.

The concubines in the palace, although they are empresses, they are still the emperor's mother-in-law to speak vulgarly. They should do what they should do to have children. Of course, it is legal to have sex with the emperor.I can't stand too many women. Every time I go there, the emperor feels like he's being abused. In order to give birth to a prince, the ladies are more powerful than the Eight Immortals, but the emperor feels that the older he is, the more powerless he is.Anyway, no one in the harem is willing to chat with him under the quilt, even if the content of the chat is finished after the work is over, he doesn't like it.

To sum up, Jia Bin, who was no different from wood, fell into the eyes of the emperor. In the words of the emperor, this is really obedient and obedient.

What pleased the emperor the most was that today the imperial physician specially reported that Jia Concubine's child was a prince.

The prince, at present, is what the emperor lacks the most. Seeing that he is 32 this year, he only has two sons, both of whom are the youngest sons. Whether he can grow up or not is up for debate. At this time, he urgently needs sons to be born continuously. "Zhen I don't want my country to fall into the hands of other people's heirs."

I have fought with my brothers for half my life, and I see that I will continue to fight for the rest of my life. Looking back, I only have two sons, one is really young, and the other is still sick. Gone.

Six days later, at the Great Court Meeting, the mess about the Rongning Second Mansion became the only topic. From the time when there was still a star in the sky, a group of officials on the Golden Palace began to quarrel with red faces, and the quarrel continued until the sun was rising. , If you say that no one is contributing to the flames, no one will believe it.

Behind Jia Gu stood Wang Ziteng, Jia Gu was at the head of the military attache team, and at the tip of the tail of the military attache team stood Jia Huan.

Looking forward, Jia Xun saw a few old men in the civil service team spitting and flying. Looking back, there were two brothers, Jia Amnesty and Jia Zheng, standing outside the hall, and Jia Zhen, who looked even more wretched.

For Jia Xun, the people arguing were all standing under Majesty Dan, and some words could not be heard clearly. Seeing that the emperor's posture had not changed from the meeting to the present, Jia Xun wondered if he was sitting Fell asleep on the dragon chair.

Jia Gu could hear it clearly, but the old man who was quarreling was educated and rich, and Jia Gu was illiterate. He spent a long time reading the text, from the ancestral family law to the court law, Jia Gu just felt dizzy and couldn't understand. .There was no one in front of him, but Wang Ziteng was behind him, and Wang Ziteng closed his eyes, and whispering was not allowed in the hall, Jia Gu wanted to find someone to ask what they were arguing about now.

On the harm of a bully to a scumbag.

Just when Jia Gu was about to roll up his sleeves and join the battle group, an old Shangshu couldn't stand it any longer, and came forward and bowed, "Long live, it's better to call everyone from the Jia family to the hall to defend themselves."

The emperor said a word "quasi"

From the eunuchs to the guards, they began to spread word by word, "Everyone from the Xuan Jia family went to the hall to defend themselves."

Jia Zhen, Jia Amnesty, and Jia Zheng knelt in the hall, and after shouting long live three times, the old Shangshu came out for questioning.

This man was prepared, took out the booklet from his sleeve, and started to ask the first question, "Jia Zheng, I am asking on behalf of the emperor, who is the head of the Jia family?"

"Back to the emperor. Jia Zhen"

"Someone came to you and said that you scolded Jia Zhen like a slave. Is it true?"

"Back to the emperor, Jia Zhen is the nephew of my minister. When I was young, when I handled things improperly, my minister persuaded him a little."

"Jia Zhen, this old man is interrogating on behalf of the emperor. What Jia Zheng said is the truth. Rongguo Mansion Jia forgives Brother Jia Zheng. Can you disrespect you as the patriarch and scold you at will?"

"Back to the emperor, uncles are discipline to ministers, and discipline is not considered reprimand."

"Jia Zhen, I am interrogating the emperor on behalf of the emperor, and sue according to the facts. If there is any deception, it will be punished as deceiving the emperor."

"Your Majesty, tell the truth."

"Jia Zhen, the internal affairs of the Jia clan, Jia Amnesty and Jia Zheng, did you come up with an idea for you? Think about the answer, if there is any deception, it will be punished as a deception."

Jia Zhen was sweating profusely. Although she was the patriarch, it was always the old lady and uncle Zheng who made up her mind, but when she was thinking about coming, the old lady's instructions stammered her answer, "Yes...it was the minister who made the decision. Someone else is doing it for me.”

Jia Gu thought to himself, "What does the bag bubble mean? It's hard for me to die. I will start reading when I get home tomorrow. I won't know when people will scold me."

The old Shangshu asked Jia Zhen, and then began to ask Jia She, "Jia She, I am asking on behalf of the emperor, do you inherit the title from the former Rong Guogong?"

"Your majesty, yes."

"Jia Amnesty, can you restrain your nephew and support the mansion?"

The sweat on Jia Amnesty's head kept dripping down. Jia Gu felt that this old man was so ignorant that he asked you to ask if he was interfering in family affairs, but who asked you to ask him if he was in charge of the family.

Jia Gu saw that Jia She's trembling became more severe, and thought about rolling up his sleeves and answering for him.

"Jia She? Is that right?" Old Shangshu was full of anger, and he shouted, Jia She threw himself to the ground in fright, the emperor watched from above, and became worried about the prince in Jia's womb, if his son was like Jia She, an idiot... No, Jia Gu is not an idiot. With the same father and mother, Jia Gu is more promising than Jia She. Jia She should not be bad at the root.

"No, I have never been a family man, and I don't have any official seals, I..." As he spoke, Jia Amnesty lay on the ground and began to cry.

The officials in the main hall despised Jia Amnesty one after another, and such a coward as you is unprecedented.

Jia Gu heaved a sigh of relief, fearing that Jia She would lose consciousness and take the blame for himself, and it would be him, the titular patriarch, who was unlucky.

But Wang Ziteng behind him squinted his eyes. He was a minister in the same palace and knew a little about each other's details. Jia Gu always felt that Wang Ziteng had an impartial attitude towards the two houses of Jia's house. It seemed that In the end, nieces are not as good as sisters. Wang Ziteng obviously cares more about Jia Zheng than Jia Amnesty.

"Jia Amnesty, who is in charge of the Rongguo Mansion? Who ignores the laws of the country?"

Jia Zhengsheng was afraid that Jia Amnesty would say something shocking again, he had a quiet discussion with the old lady all night yesterday, just in case there was an accident in the hall's answer, so he immediately kowtowed, "Your Majesty, I have something to report."

"allow"

"Thank you, Your Majesty, Your Majesty, my brother was so ridiculous when he was young, my father once left his handwriting, instructing my mother and me to put the family first." He took out a letter from his bosom and handed it to the servant with both hands.

Jia Huan knew the situation was over.Jia Gu still didn't want to give up, "Since it's Duke Xian's suicide note, why didn't you take it out early, Baba didn't have this suicide note until he was in the main hall."

Jia Zheng was not rude, "This is my family's business. What happens to me and my elder brother is all my Jia's business. Now because of my family's affairs, the emperor and the adults are asking questions. I am ashamed. I have to produce evidence to prove it." clean."

The emperor looked at it, and there was the name and seal of the previous patriarch Jia Jing on it. Looking at the dilapidated letter, it seemed that it was really an old thing decades ago.

The emperor put the letter on the tray held by the eunuch at one side, and seeing Jia Zhen's focus on Jia Zheng, he knew in his heart that Jia Amnesty had become an abandoned son.

"Take the letter down and show it to all the adults." After the emperor finished speaking, he stood up with his hands behind his back, went down the Danbi steps, and circled around the three people of Jia's family for a few times. After a circle, it was in Jia Gu's hand. Jia Gu took a look and found that it was indeed his father's notes. He still has a few letters from his father, and he recognized the old man's handwriting.

Wang Ziteng didn't read it, and directly gave it to the people behind him. The military officers were all here to join in the fun, and the speed of circulation was faster than before, and it soon reached Jia Yu's hands. Apart from disliking Jia Amnesty, there is nothing else.

No, since it's a suicide note in his later years, it's definitely not what the old man wants to explain. Why didn't he mention anything about the care of the old lady and the upbringing of his children and grandchildren?Improper parents don't know how to care about their children. Even if Jia She is stubborn and can't get on the stage, it shouldn't be full of disgust. If he is really not allowed to inherit the title, then there should be compensation and comfort for him. Let’s explain and make arrangements. When listening to the officials of the Taipu Temple chatting, they said that the old lady and the old man of someone’s family have gone, and before they died, they divided the money from the private house, and told the children to be more motivated, even if they hate a certain descendant. , are all "a man who is about to die speaks well".

Then again, the fact is that Jia Amnesty inherited the title, Jia Xun held the letter paper and listened to his defense in the hall, Jia Zheng cried out that the elders should be orderly, and he insisted on resigning his mother's request, the elder brother inherited the title, but the mother was worried Entrust the family to the eldest brother, and take care of it himself...

For a while, there was another debate in the court from the two aspects of the eldest son inheritance system and legal principles, but human feelings.

Zhengfang's point of view is that "Jia Amnesty belongs to the eldest son, the head of the family and the title should belong to him. Now the Rongguo Mansion is controlled by Jia Zheng, and Jia Zheng is not upright."

The opposing point of view is that "Jia Amnesty has made no achievements, and he does not want to make progress first. After his parents have ordered him, he should let the nobleman be his younger brother in order to make the family prosperous."

There was a lot of noise in the court, Jia Xun read the letter again and put it in the little eunuch's tray, who had been waiting for him for a long time.Seeing the little eunuch go away, Jia Xuan slandered in his heart, the eldest son, the eldest son, the one sitting on the dragon chair now is not the eldest son.To speak of the eldest son is to stab the emperor's lungs with a knife.

The emperor circled around the Jia family for a while, watching the little eunuch bring back the letter, "Since it is the will of Duke Xianrong, then follow the old man's wishes. Come on, go to Jia Amnesty's." The title, his court uniform was taken away, he was demoted to a commoner, and the title was taken over by his younger brother at the same level. Since Jia Zheng is the head of the family, let the head of the family continue to do so."

Jia Zheng kowtowed steadily, "Thank you, Majesty Long En."

"Retreat"

Everyone in the hall knelt down, "Respectfully send off the emperor."